A box containing biscuits: Because one doesn't know when hunger can strike and render us helpless, given that we live in a jungle which has no known food shops in a 100 km radius.

Lipstick: The perfect orange that will become the perfect brown as it goes through life lying forgotten in this handbag, except for the brief moment of glory where it gets to feature in random post on random blog.

Water-bottle: What will you wash the biscuits down with?

Hair-band: Rendered redundant as current length of hair does not need hair-bands.

nd where is the handbag itself which can hold so much. Please write a few sentences on the way it is all organized inside the bag so that you can actually find something when you need it. In my case I have a bag with 2 partitions and a security pouch and space for holding the cellphone and sunglasses - but at any point of time I may be found with my arms up to the elbow inside the bag trying to fish out something and never finsing it.

There is a reason why I normally live out of beeeeg handbags but I'm not getting into it here...Trust you me, yours has nothing one mine. I swear, a week of no bag change and I have live vegetation growing out of it...

Hi, Parul, Ive been reading for a looooong time but havent delurked till now. Wanted to introduce myself properly now... I am Lakshmi, from the baby shower group.. and I looooove the way you write. I work for Google, and am a book worm, just like you. And another coincidence is, we share birthdays.. just like with the Beanie.. I was born on the Ides of March too. You make my day, everyday. I mean, am stuck on some inane thought, or something the Mom in law said, or did, and am on the verge of tears. And all I have to do is read your blog, it cheers me up in the worst of times. Thank you.

i came across ur blog some days back just by chance....and your handbag so much resembles mine except for the dictionary n the sunglasses which can be replaced by a set of clothes....mother of a 2 yr old experiencing almost the same things i read in ur blog